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Sometimes Waiting Is the Hardest Part: One Writer’s Experience with Fear, Delay, and a Virus with No Name
By Orrin Konheim Alexandria, VA – People close to me know that if anyone asks me to make plans for…
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SAYING GOODBYE: A Son Asks for Voicemails for Hard Times Café Founder Fred G. Parker
ALEXANDRIA, VA – Days before his passing, son Ned Parker posted a message on his father Fred G. Parker’s Facebook…
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Riverside Gardens Families Dress Up for Challenge in Must-see Facebook Event
Alexandria, VA – One family’s ingenuity has spread to friends and neighbors in Alexandria’s Riverside Gardens, and everyone is waiting…
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Carol and Ryan Bailey, 2020 Living Legends
By Shirley Ruhe Alexandria, VA – Carol Bailey has devoted her life to improving the lives of those with special…
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Alexandria Opening Temporary Drop-Off Site for Yard Waste
Alexandria, VA – So many of us have been forced to work from home or are laid off during this…
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Where Did That Channel Go? DC-Area Station to Change Frequency
Alexandria, VA – Everyone knows the frustration of looking for a TV station and not being able to find it.…
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EPA Warning: Do Not Ingest Disinfectants
Alexandria, VA – In its nightly email, the city continues to urge residents to stay at home, unless going out…
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Alexandria Celebrates Virginia Farmers Market Week Starting Monday
Alexandria, VA – The Virginia Tourism Corporation (VTC) and the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) recently announced…
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80 Years Ago: Blacks-Only Robinson Library Opens on Wythe Street
ALEXANDRIA, VA – Less than a year after the 1939 Library Sit-in was organized by Samuel Tucker Jr., African Americans could…
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Storytime: Alexandria Sheriffs Are Reading to Kids Online
ALEXANDRIA, VA – Last Wednesday, Alexandria Sheriff Dana Lawhorne looked into the camera and launched the department’s new Storytime for…
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